Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
ATROCITIES AGAINST SC/ST
State-wise details of atrocities against SCs/STs and the details of convictions during the year 2016 to 2020 including Uttar Pradesh, , are annexed at Annexure A & B respectively.
This Ministry releases funds to the States/UTs under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for the Protection of Civil Rights  Act, 1955 and the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribes   Act, 1989 for the following:-
 Functioning and strengthening of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Protection Cell and Special Police Stations.
 Setting up and Functioning of Exclusive Special Courts.
 Relief and Rehabilitation of atrocity victims.
 Incentive for Inter-Caste Marriages, where one of the spouses is a member of a Scheduled Caste.
 Awareness Generation
State-wise details of number of victims provided relief/legal assistance during the year 2016-2020 is attached at Annexure C.
The Atrocity Cases in the year 2018 have decreased approximately by 11.15% from the year 2017, but have increased by 11.46% in 2019 and 8.6% in 2020 from the previous year.
- 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule  to the Constitution of India. The responsibility of maintaining Law and Order, Protection of life and property of the citizens including SCs/STs rest with the respective State Governments/Union Territory Administrations and the States are competent to deal with such offences under the extant provisions of laws.
However, Government of India issues advisories to the State Governments/UT Administrations from time to time for effective implementation of the PoA Act and Rules made the reunder.
Annexure A
Details of number of cases registered relating to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes  Act, 1989 in conjunction with the IPC, during the year 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
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S.
No.
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States/UT
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Cases registered under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes  Act, 1989, in conjunction with the IPC
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2016
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2017
|
|
2018
|
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2019
|
|
2020
|
|
SC
|
|
ST
|
|
Total
|
|
SC
|
|
ST
|
|
Total
|
|
SC
|
|
ST
|
|
Total
|
|
SC
|
|
ST
|
|
Total
|
|
SC
|
|
ST
|
|
Total
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
3
|
|
4
|
|
5
|
|
6
|
|
7
|
|
8
|
|
9
|
|
10
|
|
11
|
|
12
|
|
13
|
|
14
|
|
15
|
|
16
|
|
17
|
|
1.
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
2335
|
|
405
|
|
2740
|
|
1969
|
|
341
|
|
2310
|
|
1632
|
|
303
|
|
1935
|
|
1892
|
|
312
|
|
2204
|
|
1769
|
|
300
|
|
2069
|
|
2.
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
3.
|
|
Assam
|
|
4
|
|
1
|
|
5
|
|
10
|
|
65
|
|
75
|
|
0
|
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
17
|
|
1
|
|
18
|
|
17
|
|
6
|
|
23
|
|
4.
|
|
Bihar
|
|
5701
|
|
25
|
|
5726
|
|
6747
|
|
80
|
|
6827
|
|
6863
|
|
64
|
|
6927
|
|
6540
|
|
97
|
|
6637
|
|
7367
|
|
94
|
|
7461
|
|
5.
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
243
|
|
402
|
|
645
|
|
283
|
|
399
|
|
682
|
|
264
|
|
386
|
|
650
|
|
339
|
|
427
|
|
766
|
|
316
|
|
501
|
|
817
|
|
6.
|
|
Goa
|
|
10
|
|
11
|
|
21
|
|
10
|
|
2
|
|
12
|
|
4
|
|
3
|
|
7
|
|
3
|
|
1
|
|
4
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
7.
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
1321
|
|
281
|
|
1602
|
|
1477
|
|
319
|
|
1796
|
|
1321
|
|
299
|
|
1620
|
|
1295
|
|
310
|
|
1605
|
|
1258
|
|
289
|
|
1547
|
|
8.
|
|
Haryana
|
|
639
|
|
0
|
|
639
|
|
760
|
|
0
|
|
760
|
|
912
|
|
0
|
|
912
|
|
1034
|
|
1
|
|
1035
|
|
1132
|
|
0
|
|
1132
|
|
9.
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
115
|
|
2
|
|
117
|
|
108
|
|
3
|
|
111
|
|
34
|
|
0
|
|
34
|
|
30
|
|
0
|
|
30
|
|
40
|
|
1
|
|
41
|
|
10.
|
|
Jharkhand
|
|
525
|
|
280
|
|
805
|
|
541
|
|
237
|
|
778
|
|
215
|
|
81
|
|
296
|
|
324
|
|
136
|
|
460
|
|
367
|
|
167
|
|
534
|
|
11.
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
1866
|
|
371
|
|
2237
|
|
1869
|
|
401
|
|
2270
|
|
1226
|
|
302
|
|
1528
|
|
1417
|
|
316
|
|
1733
|
|
1263
|
|
269
|
|
1532
|
|
12.
|
|
Kerala
|
|
810
|
|
182
|
|
992
|
|
915
|
|
144
|
|
1059
|
|
783
|
|
126
|
|
909
|
|
776
|
|
128
|
|
904
|
|
776
|
|
119
|
|
895
|
|
13.
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
4922
|
|
1823
|
|
6745
|
|
5892
|
|
2289
|
|
8181
|
|
4741
|
|
1867
|
|
6608
|
|
5299
|
|
1920
|
|
7219
|
|
6899
|
|
2399
|
|
9298
|
|
14.
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
1736
|
|
403
|
|
2139
|
|
1688
|
|
464
|
|
2152
|
|
1807
|
|
507
|
|
2314
|
|
1932
|
|
506
|
|
2438
|
|
2359
|
|
639
|
|
2998
|
|
15.
|
|
Manipur
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
3
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
16.
|
|
Meghalaya
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
17.
|
|
Mizoram
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
8
|
|
8
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
18.
|
|
Nagaland
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
19.
|
|
Odisha
|
|
1796
|
|
681
|
|
2477
|
|
1969
|
|
700
|
|
2669
|
|
1747
|
|
552
|
|
2299
|
|
1845
|
|
576
|
|
2421
|
|
2046
|
|
605
|
|
2651
|
|
20.
|
|
Punjab
|
|
132
|
|
2
|
|
134
|
|
118
|
|
0
|
|
118
|
|
136
|
|
0
|
|
136
|
|
130
|
|
1
|
|
131
|
|
119
|
|
2
|
|
121
|
|
21.
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
5134
|
|
1195
|
|
6329
|
|
4238
|
|
984
|
|
5222
|
|
4490
|
|
1073
|
|
5563
|
|
6659
|
|
1759
|
|
8418
|
|
6895
|
|
1849
|
|
8744
|
|
22.
|
|
Sikkim
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
5
|
|
6
|
|
11
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
3
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
4
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
23.
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
1287
|
|
19
|
|
1306
|
|
1361
|
|
22
|
|
1383
|
|
1331
|
|
13
|
|
1344
|
|
1060
|
|
28
|
|
1088
|
|
1237
|
|
18
|
|
1255
|
|
24.
|
|
Telangana
|
|
1529
|
|
375
|
|
1904
|
|
1465
|
|
435
|
|
1900
|
|
1337
|
|
383
|
|
1720
|
|
1545
|
|
494
|
|
2039
|
|
1842
|
|
545
|
|
2387
|
|
25.
|
|
Tripura
|
|
0
|
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
26.
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
10426
|
|
4
|
|
10430
|
|
11232
|
|
88
|
|
11320
|
|
9327
|
|
131
|
|
9458
|
|
9451
|
|
705
|
|
10156
|
|
10138
|
|
1
|
|
10139
|
|
27.
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
65
|
|
3
|
|
68
|
|
96
|
|
11
|
|
107
|
|
42
|
|
7
|
|
49
|
|
59
|
|
8
|
|
67
|
|
33
|
|
13
|
|
46
|
|
28.
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
119
|
|
83
|
|
202
|
|
138
|
|
122
|
|
260
|
|
100
|
|
76
|
|
176
|
|
100
|
|
76
|
|
176
|
|
86
|
|
67
|
|
153
|
|
29.
|
|
A & N Islands
|
|
0
|
|
6
|
|
6
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
30.
|
|
Chandigarh
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
31.
|
|
D. & N. Haveli and Daman & Diu+
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
5
|
|
5
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
32.
|
|
Delhi
|
|
53
|
|
2
|
|
55
|
|
48
|
|
4
|
|
52
|
|
11
|
|
0
|
|
11
|
|
43
|
|
0
|
|
43
|
|
31
|
|
0
|
|
31
|
|
33.
|
|
Jammu and Kashmir|
|
NA
|
|
NA
|
|
NA
|
|
NA
|
|
NA
|
|
NA
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
4
|
|
0
|
|
4
|
|
34.
|
|
Ladakh
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
35.
|
|
Lakshadweep
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
36.
|
|
Puducherry
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
3
|
|
26
|
|
0
|
|
26
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
40774
|
|
6564
|
|
47338
|
|
42969
|
|
7125
|
|
50094
|
|
38327
|
|
6178
|
|
44505
|
|
41793
|
|
7815
|
|
49608
|
|
45995
|
|
7891
|
|
53886
|
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Note:-
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'+' Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu UT during the years.
|
|' Data of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir State including Ladakh during the years.
Source: - National Crime Records Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs.
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Annexure B
|
|
State/UT-wise Cases Convicted under Total Crime against Scheduled Castes  and Scheduled Tribes  during 2016-2020
|
|
SL
|
|
State/UT
|
|
2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2018
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
CON 
|
|
CON 
|
|
CON 
|
|
CON 
|
|
CON 
|
|
CON 
|
|
CON 
|
|
CON 
|
|
CON 
|
|
CON 
|
|
1
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
31
|
|
2
|
|
48
|
|
2
|
|
47
|
|
11
|
|
38
|
|
2
|
|
37
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
3
|
|
Assam
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
4
|
|
Bihar
|
|
204
|
|
5
|
|
101
|
|
1
|
|
44
|
|
0
|
|
44
|
|
2
|
|
12
|
|
0
|
|
5
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
56
|
|
78
|
|
72
|
|
100
|
|
50
|
|
41
|
|
47
|
|
39
|
|
23
|
|
47
|
|
6
|
|
Goa
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
7
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
22
|
|
1
|
|
12
|
|
4
|
|
14
|
|
1
|
|
7
|
|
5
|
|
3
|
|
1
|
|
8
|
|
Haryana
|
|
39
|
|
0
|
|
46
|
|
0
|
|
54
|
|
0
|
|
64
|
|
0
|
|
6
|
|
0
|
|
9
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
4
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
6
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
10
|
|
Jharkhand
|
|
87
|
|
34
|
|
19
|
|
25
|
|
29
|
|
3
|
|
17
|
|
10
|
|
14
|
|
8
|
|
11
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
22
|
|
0
|
|
21
|
|
4
|
|
45
|
|
2
|
|
26
|
|
3
|
|
17
|
|
1
|
|
12
|
|
Kerala
|
|
13
|
|
4
|
|
11
|
|
3
|
|
22
|
|
6
|
|
14
|
|
2
|
|
7
|
|
7
|
|
13
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
886
|
|
273
|
|
1055
|
|
399
|
|
754
|
|
287
|
|
964
|
|
414
|
|
538
|
|
151
|
|
14
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
106
|
|
21
|
|
79
|
|
15
|
|
79
|
|
23
|
|
75
|
|
30
|
|
39
|
|
12
|
|
15
|
|
Manipur
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
16
|
|
Meghalaya
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
17
|
|
Mizoram
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
18
|
|
Nagaland
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
19
|
|
Odisha
|
|
34
|
|
18
|
|
8
|
|
0
|
|
8
|
|
3
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
5
|
|
0
|
|
20
|
|
Punjab
|
|
16
|
|
0
|
|
7
|
|
0
|
|
6
|
|
0
|
|
5
|
|
0
|
|
4
|
|
0
|
|
21
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
541
|
|
139
|
|
1673
|
|
172
|
|
597
|
|
115
|
|
927
|
|
194
|
|
572
|
|
114
|
|
22
|
|
Sikkim
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
23
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
76
|
|
1
|
|
97
|
|
2
|
|
99
|
|
0
|
|
89
|
|
6
|
|
129
|
|
0
|
|
24
|
|
Telangana
|
|
24
|
|
12
|
|
38
|
|
7
|
|
31
|
|
6
|
|
43
|
|
31
|
|
13
|
|
2
|
|
25
|
|
Tripura
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
26
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
1570
|
|
12
|
|
1512
|
|
2
|
|
1551
|
|
1
|
|
1619
|
|
1
|
|
1820
|
|
1
|
|
27
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
24
|
|
0
|
|
6
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
17
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
28
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
TOTAL STATE
|
|
3753
|
|
602
|
|
4811
|
|
741
|
|
3433
|
|
503
|
|
4004
|
|
742
|
|
3240
|
|
347
|
|
29
|
|
A&N Islands
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
3
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
30
|
|
Chandigarh
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
31
|
|
D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
32
|
|
Delhi
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
33
|
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
34
|
|
Ladakh
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
35
|
|
Lakshadweep
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
36
|
|
Puducherry
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
TOTAL UT
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
3
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
3
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
TOTAL 
|
|
3753
|
|
602
|
|
4811
|
|
744
|
|
3433
|
|
503
|
|
4007
|
|
742
|
|
3241
|
|
347
|
|
Source: National Crime Records Bureau, MHA
|
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||
|
|
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|
Note : Due to non-receipt of data from West Bengal in time for 2019, Data furnished for 2018 has been used
|
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|
Annexure C
|
|
S. No.
|
|
States/UTs
|
|
Number of Atrocity Victims provided relief
|
|
2016-17
|
|
2017-18
|
|
2018-19
|
|
2019-20
|
|
2020-21
|
|
1.
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
5408
|
|
5408
|
|
10995
|
|
10995
|
|
10995
|
|
2.
|
|
Assam
|
|
NA
|
|
NA
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
3.
|
|
Bihar
|
|
2342
|
|
2342
|
|
3266
|
|
3266
|
|
4761
|
|
4.
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
492
|
|
883
|
|
773
|
|
940
|
|
1115
|
|
5.
|
|
Goa
|
|
NA
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
6.
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
2070
|
|
2287
|
|
1741
|
|
1930
|
|
2295
|
|
7.
|
|
Haryana
|
|
487
|
|
626
|
|
1003
|
|
963
|
|
693
|
|
8.
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
58
|
|
173
|
|
278
|
|
309
|
|
NA
|
|
9.
|
|
Jharkhand
|
|
117
|
|
595
|
|
556
|
|
604
|
|
1000
|
|
10.
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
1912
|
|
2277
|
|
2128
|
|
2745
|
|
2483
|
|
11.
|
|
Kerala
|
|
372
|
|
600
|
|
1106
|
|
863
|
|
1300
|
|
12.
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
6303
|
|
8872
|
|
6338
|
|
6338
|
|
9951
|
|
13.
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
1440
|
|
1808
|
|
2184
|
|
2199
|
|
2000
|
|
14.
|
|
Odisha
|
|
2108
|
|
1385
|
|
1796
|
|
2902
|
|
2828
|
|
15.
|
|
Punjab
|
|
NA
|
|
NA
|
|
0
|
|
NA
|
|
NA
|
|
16.
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
1729
|
|
3648
|
|
3727
|
|
9158
|
|
12647
|
|
17.
|
|
Sikkim
|
|
NA
|
|
NA
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
18.
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
2216
|
|
2067
|
|
1580
|
|
2530
|
|
NA
|
|
19.
|
|
Telangana
|
|
1007
|
|
1007
|
|
4976
|
|
3240
|
|
6300
|
|
20.
|
|
Tripura
|
|
NA
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
10
|
|
NA
|
|
21.
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
11369
|
|
16507
|
|
16507
|
|
23866
|
|
25000
|
|
22.
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
5
|
|
105
|
|
142
|
|
274
|
|
119
|
|
23.
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
61
|
|
61
|
|
108
|
|
118
|
|
107
|
|
24.
|
|
Chandigarh
|
|
NA
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
25.
|
|
D&NH
|
|
NA
|
|
NA
|
|
0
|
|
NA
|
|
NA
|
|
26
|
|
Daman and Diu
|
|
NA
|
|
NA
|
|
0
|
|
NA
|
|
NA
|
|
27.
|
|
NCT of Delhi
|
|
18
|
|
22
|
|
11
|
|
26
|
|
NA
|
|
28.
|
|
Puducherry
|
|
NA
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
46
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
39514
|
|
50674
|
|
59216
|
|
73322
|
|
83601
|
|
Note-  NA= Not available.
 The scheme is intended towards effective implementation of the PCR Act and the PoA Act. The number of atrocity victims/their dependents provided relief is indicated the table above.
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Ramdas Athawale in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.